guitarra

[giˈt̪ara]

/[giˈt̪ara]/ noun

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The verdict

“guitarra” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #4,252. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,252
frequency rank, Spanish
1,728
“G” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Instrumento músico de cuerda, que se compone de una caja de madera, a modo de óvalo estrechado por el medio, con un agujero circular en el centro de la tapa y un mástil con trastes. Seis clavijas c...

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Index ES-guitarra · guitarra · Spanish

guitarra · rank #4,252 · 9 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,252
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,728
  • PHOTO-FINISH Guadalajara

Nearest frequency peer: Guadalajara (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “guitarra”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “guitarra” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

guitarra vs gustará
63% similar
guitarra vs gustaría
75% similar
guitarra vs guitarras
89% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for guitarra
PropertyValue
Headwordguitarra
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[giˈt̪ara]
Letters8
Frequency rank#4,252
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “guitarra”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).guitarracae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “Guadalajara” (#4,251), “ignorancia” (#4,253), “fruto” (#4,250). Entre 1,728 lemas con “G”, “guitarra” va en #4,252. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around guitarra (IPA [giˈt̪ara]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #4,252 among 1,728 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 14 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for guitarra, with forms such as "gguitarra", "giutarra", and "guiatrra". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "gustará", "gustaría", "guitarras", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is guitarra, spelled G-U-I-T-A-R-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Instrumento músico de cuerda, que se compone de una caja de madera, a modo de óvalo estrechado por el medio, con un agujero circular en el centro de la tapa y un mástil con trastes. Seis clavijas colocadas en el extremo de este mástil sirven para templar otras tantas cuerdas aseguradas en un puente fijo en la parte inferior de la tapa, que se pulsan con los dedos de la mano derecha mientras las pisan los de la izquierda donde conviene al tono.
  2. 2
    Variante poco usada de guitarrista.
  3. 3
    Variante poco usada de guitarreada.
  4. 4
    Variante poco usada de guitarrero.
  5. 5
    Aparejo formado por dos motones de briol, que sirve para desmultiplicar el esfuerzo que se realiza con el cabo.
  6. 6
    (Callionymus lyra) Dragoncillo.
  7. 7
    (Rhinobatidae) Raya.
  8. 8
    (Squatina squatina) Angelote.
  9. 9
    Instrumento para quebrantar y moler el yeso hasta reducirlo a polvo: se compone de una tabla gruesa, de unos cuatro decímetros en cuadro, y un mango ajustado en el centro casi perpendicularmente.
  10. 10
    (Dalbergia hecastophyllum) Péndola.
  11. 11
    Traje de fiesta.
  12. 12
    Bebé de pecho.
  13. 13
    Persona muy raquítica o tendinosa.
  14. 14
    Dinero.

Synonyms

vihueladragoncillodragón marinoliraangelotepez ángeltiburón ángel

This word in other languages

guitar(English)guitare(Français)Gitarre(Deutsch)guitarra(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • gguitarra
  • giutarra
  • guiatrra
  • guitara
  • guitarar
  • guitrara
  • guittarra
  • gutiarra
  • ugitarra

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of guitarra - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

gguitarra1giutarra2guiatrra2guitara1guitarar2guitrara2guittarra1gutiarra2
Edit distance from "guitarra"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "guitarra"?
"guitarra" is spelled G-U-I-T-A-R-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is [giˈt̪ara].
What does "guitarra" mean?
As a noun, "guitarra" means: Instrumento músico de cuerda, que se compone de una caja de madera, a modo de óvalo estrechado por el medio, con un agujero circular en el centro de la tapa y un mástil con trastes. Seis clavijas c...
What words are commonly confused with "guitarra"?
"guitarra" is commonly confused with "gustará", "gustaría", "guitarras". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "guitarra"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "guitarra" is [giˈt̪ara]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "guitarra" come from?
"guitarra" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "guitarra", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

normales#4,266nosotras#4,267comiendo#4,227reducido#4,280

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

dichas9 variantscruzar9 variantsBiblia9 variantsbarato9 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list